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Jonathan Kennedy with Isy Suttie

Jonathan Kennedy with Isy Suttie

Ask Penguin · Penguin Books UK

April 19, 202342m 14s

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Show Notes

This week on the Penguin Podcast, Isy Suttie is joined by professor and writer, Jonathan Kennedy.


Jonathan joins us to discuss his debut work of non-fiction, Pathogenesis, a look at the latest science of infectious diseases and bacteria, and how it has shaped human evolution.


Isy and Jonathan also discuss the Stone Henge, his love for cycling scenery, how some bacteria have given us abilities we wouldn't otherwise have, and the importance of South Africa and Pata Pata by Miriam Makeba.


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